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Pros: Combines several now-popular end-days structures and takes them further Cons: Jonah should have seen an attack coming Rating: 5 out of 5 When Ross MacLeod pulled the trigger and brought down the pheasant, he had no way of knowing…

Pros: Likable characters that you come to care about; plenty of variety in action Cons: I probably would have shifted some of the end elements around. Maybe. Rating: 4 out of 5 R.L. Blalock’s Devour (Death & Decay) (Volume 1)…

Pros: Detailed prepper/survivalist tale Cons: Rough; slow; sometimes confusing or inconsistent Rating: 3 out of 5 Side Effects: Book One: First Days (Volume 1), by Dusti Dawn Rose, tells the tale of Em and Drew, along with Em’s roommate Anna,…

Pros: Finally, a zombie story with some differences Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Zombie and survivalism tales such as Jacqueline Druga’s My Dead World are becoming more and more ubiquitous. I’ve see a number of zombie tales that…

Pros: So beautifully detailed! Cons: Small bits here and there Rating: 4 out of 5 Vance Huxley’s Fall of the Cities: Putting Down Roots is the sequel to his Fall of the Cities: Planting the Orchard. Now we get to…

Pros: Some interesting details Cons: A couple things veer dangerously close to slapstick Rating: 2 out of 5 Roger Hayden’s part of the EMP Blackout Super Boxset) did not wow me. Much like James Hunt’s entry in this set, Hayden’s…

Pros: Interesting premise Cons: A handful of odd choices Rating: 2.5 out of 5 James Hunt’s portion of the EMP Blackout Super Boxset poses the question: what happens when the power goes out? An EMP has been used to wreck…

Pros: Absolutely fascinating from start to finish! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 I recently saw the trailers for the movie “The Martian” and thought they looked pretty fascinating. So when I found that I could get a review…

Pros: Funny, useful Cons: Sense of humor is a matter of personal taste; photos would have been useful Rating: 4 out of 5 NOTE: Review book provided by publisher Lauren Wilson’s The Art of Eating through the Zombie Apocalypse: A…

Pros: Fun reading; great info Cons: Couldn’t review the full book for you Rating: A provisional 4 out of 5 Excerpt provided free by publisher. The Art of Eating through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide…